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As compared to placebo can paracetamol improve the psycomotor skills, memory and decision making in healthy volunteers.

Randomized placebo controlled crossover study to evaluate the effect of single dose of paracetamol on the psychomotor skills, cognitive and decision making capabilities in healthy volunteers

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/01/022637
Enrollment
40
Registered
2020-01-07
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Paracetamol: Paracetamol 650mg Single dose 30 minutes before the psycomotor and cognitive tests Control Intervention1: Matching Placebo: Matching Placebo single dose 30 minutes before t

Sponsors

Syed Shariq Naeem
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy Participants of either gender with age 20-45 years 2. Education qualification of at least graduation 3. Participants free from any disease requiring treatment 4. Participants willing to give informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Participants taken any medicine in the last 7 days 2. Allergy or Contraindications to the administration of paracetamol 3. History of clinical anxiety, depressive state or any other psychiatric illness 4. History of visual or auditory impairment 5. Pregnant and lactating women 6. Inability to understand the given instructions 7. Substance abuse disorders including excessive intake of alcohol, tobacco (more than 10 cigarettes / day), coffee, tea or drinks containing caffeine (equivalent to more than 4 cups per day)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Improvement in Psycomotor skills of healthy volunteersTimepoint: after 30 minutes—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Improvement in Memory and decision making capabilities of healthy volunteersTimepoint: after 30 minutes—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactV L Kumar

AIIMS

kumarvl98@gmail.com9205913266

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026